Sequential years of dental outreach to Jamaica. Gains toward improved caries status of children.

In the years 2007 to 2011, faculty, pediatric dental residents and dental students lead by New York University College of Dentistry and Healthcare International Reachout, Inc., traveled to the Hoolebury School, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, where they provided treatment to 172 children. The service project focused on dental health promotion, education and prevention. Although not a randomized controlled trial, the statistical evidence from records of treatment received and the presence of decay strongly suggests the positive benefit of repeat dental visits and the placement of sealants on permanent molars in these children.